Funding Amount

$65,000 total; individual award amounts not specified

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Horizons LGBTQ Scholarship

Overview: An inaugural scholarship program providing financial support to LGBTQ students entering higher education who have graduated from a Bay Area high school.

Geographic Scope: San Francisco Bay Area (CA) — for high school graduates

Eligibility Requirements:

  • LGBTQ students entering higher education

  • Must have graduated from a Bay Area high school

  • LGBTQ identity has influenced academic goals

  • Demonstrated commitment to the LGBTQ community
  • Award Structure:

  • Inaugural 2025 awards: $65,000 total to 11 recipients

  • Individual award amounts vary

  • Financial support to focus on studies, celebrate identity, and advocate for LGBTQ people
  • Focus Areas:

  • Mental health advocacy

  • Education

  • The arts

  • Creating safe spaces

  • LGBTQ community advancement
  • 2025 Recipients: 11 scholars attending universities including UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, Duke University, University of Illinois, UC Berkeley, Cal Poly Pomona, and Temple University

    Contact: [email protected] or (415) 398-2333

    Organization Information:
    Horizons Foundation, 155 Sansome Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94104

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    lgbtqeducation

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